VAX collectors attention - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

30 Nov 1998

-----Original Message-----
From: Allison J Parent &lt;allisonp(a)world.std.com&gt;
To: Discussion re-collecting of classic computers
&lt;classiccmp(a)u.washington.edu&gt;
Date: Tuesday, 1 December 1998 15:37
Subject: Re: VAX collectors attention

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 < > (Oh and an HSC50 whatever the heck that is!)
<
< Hierarchical Storage Controller.
< Waist high filing cabinet sized box, HEAVY too.
< Basically, it's a PDP8 I think, running a little o/s called CRONIC 

...
 PDP11, used the T-11 chip.  NOT PDP-8. 

Ok, thanks for clearing that up, I wasn't sure. :^)

...
 I believe CRONIC was an application (control program)
and ran under a
truncated version of RT-11. 

I'll take your word for it.   The manual I have doesn't actually say CRONIC
is
the O/S, it just implies that it it.  Probably an unwarranted assumption on
my part.

Thanks for filling in the gaps. :^)

Cheers

Geoff Roberts
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